RF module operates in 868-MHz ISM bandProduct News 4/30/2007 Post a commentOne RF Technology has introduced a low-cost, 868-MHz RF module dubbed TinyOne Lite that is optimized for low-power radio communication at a competitive cost and available with or without an integrated antenna.

Compact MEMS flow sensors detect clogged filters, protect equipmentProduct News 4/30/2007 Post a commentOmron Electronic Components developed the D6F-W and D6F-V series of MEMS flow sensors, which have the ability to measure air velocity and volume. The D6F-W01A1 measures a flow range of 0 to 1 m/s and the D6F-W04A1 a range of 0 to 4 m/s. Both exhibit a ±5% full-scale repeatable accuracy, while the D6F-V measures a flow range of 0 to 3 m/s with a ±10% full-scale repeatable accuracy.

Micro fuel cells to hit mainstream in 2010News & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentDespite a flurry of announcements and investments in micro fuel cells for portable devices, the technology is not expected to become a mainstream product until 2010 or so, according to an expert in the arena.

MP3 chip market sees new landscapeProduct News 4/30/2007 Post a commentDespite the growth of MP3 player sales, the market for controller chips for these products is seeing intense price erosion as new competitors enter the fray, according to iSuppli Corp.

ST selects Obducat nano-imprint litho for R&DNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentSTMicroelectronics has placed an order for a nano-imprint lithography (NIL) R&D system from Obducat AB to be used in a post-silicon R&D unit for development purposes. Obducat has also produced stampers that are being used in this assessment project.

Qimonda's Loh banking on DRAM market comebackNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentOne year into his tenure as CEO of the world's third largest DRAM maker, Qimonda's Kin Wah Loh is out to prove that his company can be nimble and aggressive rather than a problematic memory division of its parent company, Infineon Technologies AG.

Under the Hood: Inside Microsoft's Xbox 360 EliteTeardown 4/30/2007 Post a commentIn the wake of its Sony Playstation 3 and Nintendo Wii video teardowns, Semiconductor Insights kept the cameras rolling as it took apart the new Xbox 360 Elite to see just how Microsoft plans to stay competitive in the hotly contested, three-way gaming platform market.

Micro fuel cells to hit mainstream in 2010Product News 4/30/2007 Post a commentDespite a flurry of announcements and investments in micro fuel cells for portable devices, the technology is not expected to become a mainstream product until 2010 or so, according to an expert in the arena.

K&S posts loss, sales dropNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentChip-equipment provider Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc. (K&S) said net revenue from continuing operations for the second quarter was $142.7 million, compared to $152.3 million for the previous quarter and $160.3 million for the comparable year-ago quarter.

Promise, peril in going greenNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a comment
Don't worry, this is not another commentary about climate change, although I do know that simulations can be very sensitive to assumptions in their underlying models and to errors in the input data. (As physics Nobel laureate Niels Bohr said, "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future.") My concern is about the R&D structure that will arise as society attempts to reduce the possibility of global warning through new and improved energy sources, greater efficiency and

CEO interview: Microchip's Steve SanghiNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a comment
Steve Sanghi joined Microchip Technology Inc. as president and CEO in 1990--when the company was near liquidation--and engineered a remarkable turnaround. Today Microchip is the world's leading supplier of 8-bit microcontrollers, has branched out into 16-bit MCUs and analog, and surpassed the $1 billion sales mark in fiscal 2007, ended March 31. In an interview with EE Times' Mark LaPedus, Sanghi pulled no punches as he weighed in on the chip industry at large, the private-equity steamroller,

Hidden IP: booby trap or buried treasure?News & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentIf the process by which technology standards are forged and implemented isn't broken, it is surely straining under the weight of globalization, relentless technological change, patent-infringement and antitrust lawsuits as well as increasingly noisy standards battles among competing industry consortia.

IEEE's patent policy fails to quell EDA standards rowNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a comment
Hoping to head off intellectual-property disputes in standards efforts, the IEEE Standards Association (IEEE-SA) is clarifying and strengthening its patent protection policy. But the changes don't appear to resolve an EDA standards dispute that's based in part on IP protection concerns.

Line blurs between phones, PCsNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a comment
Mainstream notebook PCs and mobile phones are worlds apart when it comes to cost, size and design metrics. But trends revealed in recent teardowns on ultramobile PCs from Sony, Samsung and Tablet- Kiosk show the chasm is closing when UMPCs are compared with a recent ultrahigh-segment smart phone from HTC.

Networks: Ethernet card challenges InfinibandNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a comment
NetEffect Inc. (Austin, Texas) claims that its dual-port 10-Gbit/second Ethernet card closes in on the throughput, latency and cost of Infiniband, currently the performance leader in data center networking. The NE020 card implements the iWarp standard, defined more than five years ago to create a high-performance version of Ethernet using the techniques baked into Infiniband.

Samsung uses direct metal links in DRAM stackNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a comment
Samsung Electronics scored a win last week in what is shaping up to be an industrywide effort to accelerate the development of direct metal connections between chips. Samsung completed the task in an all-DRAM stacked package--the first of its kind, according to the company.

A path around patent ambushesNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentThe rules for licensing the patents essential for standards are hard to understand, even for experts. Participants in standards bodies, whether or not ANSI-accredited, have claimed that their duty to disclose essential intellectual-property rights (IPR) is unclear and that the obligation to license IP on "fair, reasonable and nondiscriminatory" (FR&ND) terms has no legal content.

Japan rolls Li-ion battery safety planNews & Analysis 4/30/2007 Post a commentTales of burning notebook PCs that hit the news last summer raised serious concerns among consumers about the safety of lithium-ion batteries. Responding to those fears, Japan's battery and PC industries have jointly hammered out guidelines for the safe use of Li-ion batteries. The industries' task force has also presented its proposal to the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC).

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